Razer today announced the availability of the Razer Megasoma 2, a hybrid gaming mouse mat combining the stability and performance of a hard mat with the flexibility and comfort of a soft surface. The Razer Megasoma 2 is able to deliver the benefits of both hard and soft surfaces as a result of its silicon-based construction. Just like a hard …

Diablo Technologies today announced that it has closed an additional $7.5 million of funding, increasing the total equity investment of its most recent funding round to $36 million. The oversubscription includes a new investment from U.S. Venture Partners and additional funding from existing investors. In conjunction with the new investment, USVP Partner Chris Rust joins Diablo’s board of directors. The …

NVIDIA today introduced the industry’s first visual computing appliance at GTC 2013 — enabling businesses to deliver ultra-fast GPU performance to any Windows, Linux or Mac client on their network. The NVIDIA GRID Visual Computing Appliance (VCA) is a powerful GPU-based system that runs complex applications such as those from Adobe Systems Incorporated, Autodesk and Dassault Systèmes, and sends their graphics output …

After Gabe Newell wholeheartedly backed the Oculus Rift VR headset, it’s no surprise that VALVe’s popular F2p FPS Team Fortress 2 now officially becomes the first ever game to support the Oculus. A new blog post entry at the official TF2 blog and today’s TF2 update patch notes reflect the addition of VR into the game, which can be accessed …

Good news everyone! Saints Row IV has been announced, and will be appearing at PAX East on March 22, 2013. I had an absolute blast playing Saints Row: The Third, which compared to the previous two installments was absolutely insane in its presentation (to put it as mildly as possible). This was definitely the allure for me, as I spent …

Lenovo today announced its new ThinkPad, with design enhancements inspired by the results of an extensive global research project. The ThinkPad T431s is the thinnest T series ever featuring a sleek, innovative trackpad, enhanced keyboard and refined aesthetics. “We obsess over the pursuit of perfection – as evidenced by more than 20 years of Lenovo ThinkPad design and engineering accolades. However, …

Overkill Software has announced Payday 2, successor to the popular FPS four-player co-op Payday: The Heist. A recent’y released teaser trailer shows the four man team of Hoxton, Wolf, Chains, and Dallas preparing for another heist; the developing team’s motivation for the game via The Dark Knight certainly reveals itself: Payday: The Heist centers around planning and executing missions that …

When it comes to desktop PCs for gaming, small form factor is steadily gaining traction.  Many gamers haul their rigs around with them, so portability is a definite plus.  MicroATX motherboards have become just as feature-rich as full ATX motherboards.  Low-profile, high performance graphics cards are now available in a multitude of variations.  Small form factor cases themselves are becoming …

Cougar, a Taiwanese/German PC case and power supply maker, is introducing a new line of 120mm and 140mm LED case fans designated as “Dual-X”.  This follows the success of their previous Vortex line of fan products that saw strong U.S. sales of over 200,000 units.  Cougar engineers have developed a design that is the optimal combination of cooling efficiency, silent …

DDD Group PLC, the 3D solutions company, has renewed the license agreement for its TriDef 3D software with Lenovo, which will use the solution in its growing range of 3D PC products. Chris Yewdall, chief executive of DDD, said: “Lenovo is a powerhouse in the PC market and its choice to use TriDef 3D in its growing range of 3D …

Skyera Incorporated and Western Digital Corporation today announced that Skyera has received strategic funding from Western Digital Capital as part of its recently announced Series B round of financing. Western Digital Capital co-invested in the $51 million round as an extension of the strategic relationship between the two companies that also includes joint technology development. Western Digital had previously funded …

Giada Technology demonstrated its unique ultra-compact desktop PC, the Giada ARM MiniPC Q11 based on an ARM processor shown back during the CES’13 exhibition which was held in the beginning of January 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It may seem that there is no innovation in the field of autonomic computational systems which really surprises either system integrators or end …

My favourite, and one of, if not THE best real-time strategy game is finally coming to Steam. That’s right, Age of Empires II is officially making a comeback April 9th on Steam. To be fair though, it was never really forgotten. Released back in 1999 by developer Ensemble Studios, and published by Microsoft, Age of Empires II: The Age of …

If one has any doubt on the increasing popularity of server builds these days, a quick look at the response to our sister site article, ‘ Building a Home Server – The Complete Guide‘ should ease your mind. Our prediction is that servers will soon be to desktops, what ultrabooks are becoming to laptop systems, a mainstream alternative.  Our meeting …

Razer today announced the appointment of Rahul Sood as advisor to the Razer board of directors. “I’m a fan of Rahul’s work at VoodooPC, and it is our shared passion for PC gaming and technological innovation that makes his involvement with Razer so relevant and exciting,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer CEO. “In fact, it was his work at VoodooPC that …